Investigating the Factors Affecting Crop Risk Frequency of Farmers in North Khorasan Province

اقتصاد و توسعه کشاورزی

Article 5, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2009   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/jead2.v1388i1.2066

Authors

M. Ghorbani^* ; F. Jafari

Agricultural Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

Abstract
Using Tobit model, this study investigated factors affecting on crop risk frequency of farmers in the North Khorasan province. Data was collected through interviewing 120 farmers of North Khorasan province in 2008. Results showed that age, farm ownership and off farm employment affected frequency of risk negatively. Non-agricultural activity, participating in a crop supervisory plan and risk frequency of last year had positive and significant effect on frequency of risk. Age, risk frequency of last year and non- agricultural activity had the most elasticity on frequency of risk, respectively. With respect to result, creation and development agricultural margin employment, e.g. the food processing industry in village, re-training of supervisors to risk terms and management of it, especiall yawareness of crop risk profile and transfer of it to farmers as suggestion introduced.

Key words: Risk management, Tobit model, Elasticity of risk frequency